ERLAND EDBERG Turkey’s newly re-elected president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is using culture as a weapon to implement his neo-Ottoman vision for the country. While nationalists are rejoicing, there is no place for oppositional voices. ”The show you are about to watch tells how Mehmed the Conqueror, whose genius, courage and master of military tactics earned…Continue Reading The cultural vision of Erdogan’s Turkey
Two women walk town the street. – one a clearly Muslim, and the other Sicilian. They do not exchange a word….Continue Reading Parallel Lives – Finding a home across the Mediterranean
This year is the driest year in Spain since 1995. Water reserves are alarmingly low – especially in Andalucía, the country’s leading agricultural region. Everyone is feeling the effects – but farmers feel them the most. …Continue Reading The drought of the decade – Andalucían farmers struggle to make ends meet